CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2021; 42(01): 077-079
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1729434
Trainees’ Corner

Liquid Biopsy

Amit Kumar Jain
1   Department of Medical Oncology, Artemis Hospital, Gurugram, Haryana, India
,
Guruprasad Bhat
2   Department of Medical Oncology, Yenepoya Specialty Hospital, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
,
Vineet Govinda Gupta
1   Department of Medical Oncology, Artemis Hospital, Gurugram, Haryana, India
,
Hari Goyal
1   Department of Medical Oncology, Artemis Hospital, Gurugram, Haryana, India
› Author Affiliations

In the note below, we shall be discussing in brief about liquid biopsy in cancer under the following headings.

  • Definition

  • Need/advantages of liquid biopsy

  • Types

  • Methodology

  • Limitations

  • Uses in oncology

  • Approved

  • In research

  • Future implication

  • References



Publication History

Article published online:
20 May 2021

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